Sommeliers Australia
2024 National Annual General Meeting
Monday 26 August 2024
11am-12pm AEDT
HYBRID meeting: Optional in-person attendance in Melbourne, or online via Zoom
Address for in-person attendance:
Melbourne, Spaces Two MQ
Two Melbourne Quarter
Ground Floor, 697 Collins Street
Docklands VIC 3008
Online attendance:
Zoom link will be shared with registered attendees.
Registration is required.
Sommeliers Australia’s 2024 AGM will be conducted as a hybrid meeting (in-person in Melbourne or via Zoom) on Monday 26 August 2024, from 11am-12pm AEDT. All Sommeliers Australia members are invited to actively participate in the meeting.
As a member of Sommeliers Australia, the AGM is your opportunity to have a say in how Sommeliers Australia will be structured for 2024/2025.
In addition to reviewing the association’s business from the previous 2023/2024 financial year, a new National Executive Committee will be elected during the AGM, so it is important that as many members as possible attend.
Both current Professional and Enthusiast members (whose membership is current for the 2024/2025 period) are encouraged to attend and vote at the AGM. However only Professional members have the right to appoint a Proxy to vote on their behalf.
To confirm whether your membership is in fact current, please login to sommeliers.com.au to check your membership status, or contact [email protected] for assistance.
If your membership is not current and you would like to participate and vote in the AGM, you have until 5pm, Tuesday 20 August to renew or purchase a membership via sommeliers.com.au.
** AGM attendance – registration is required **
All current Sommeliers Australia members intending to participate in the AGM are required to register their attendance by 5pm, Tuesday 20 August, so that all eligible members with voting rights can be confirmed.
Please register your attendance below
2024 AGM Agenda
The AGM agenda will include business from the 2023/2024 financial year and will outline major plans for 2024 and beyond. A copy of the agenda is available to download below.
Members attending the AGM are welcome to ask questions regarding the business outlined in the agenda during the meeting in person, and also via the Zoom ‘chat’ function.
Election of the National Executive Committee for 2024/2025
Like the State Event Committees, Sommeliers Australia’s National Executive Committee is comprised of a group of committed volunteers whose role is to manage the association at the National level.
Members of the NEC are nominated from current State Event Committees. All NEC nominees must be able to support Sommeliers Australia activities within their own state, in addition to managing the future vision of the association and working on national projects, such as the Best Sommelier of Australia competition and Education Scholarship.
During the 2024 AGM a new National Executive Committee (who will manage the association until the next AGM) will be elected from the nominated State Event Committee members.
Current candidates for the 2024/2025 National Executive Committee are:
| Candidate name | current role in NEC |
| Sarah Andrew (VIC) | President |
| Bridget Raffal (NSW) | Vice President |
| Louella Matthews (NSW) | Treasurer |
| Wiremu Andrews (VIC) | NEC Member |
| Tim O’Donnell (VIC) | NEC Member |
| Mirco Tarducci (WA) | – |
Voting for candidates
The election of National Executive Committee members will be conducted anonymously via the Zoom ‘Polling’ function. Those attending the meeting in-person will be required to cast their votes using the Zoom platform on their own device (phone, laptop, tablet). All eligible AGM attendees will be asked to vote for each of the nominated candidates.
All candidates will be voted for, and where they receive a majority of votes, that candidate will become a member of the National Executive Committee.
Office Bearer roles (President/Co-President, Vice President, Treasurer) will be decided by the NEC members during the first meeting of the National Executive Committee.
Please note: Only Professional members have the right to appoint a Proxy to vote on their behalf, if they are unable to attend the AGM. A Proxy form is available to download below. Completed proxy forms must be received via [email protected], no later than 5pm, Tuesday 20 August.
DOWNLOAD Minutes from 2023 AGM
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